Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Iados will drive conversation. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gray eyes and a grey hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Habor is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 11000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mayor. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'2" and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his silver hair up. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Oskar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.